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26 Feb 2015

Mr Lee Kuan Yew, aged 91, founder of modern Singapore and the (late) father of current Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong, passed away peacefully on 23 March 2015.

(Get your course listing at here)In 2009, I was asked by New Horizon Computer Learning Centre to conduct a one-week Management and Leadership training for a group of directors and senior managers from the Ministry of Finance and Economics of the Republic of Tanzania (a eastern African nation). During the course, I was asked to summarise how Singapore transformed itself from a third world nation in 1963 with per capital income of US$1,500 to a first world nation having the highest per capita income of US$59,000 in 3 decades. My answer to them is just 3 words: "Lee Kuan Yew".

Born on 16 September 1923 to a upper income family, Lee Kuan Yew's grandfathers' wealth declined considerably during the Great Depression, and his father, Lee Chin Koon, became a poor shopkeeper.

Lee Kuan Yew speaks English as his native tongue and started learning Chinese in 1955 at age 32, before which he was illiterate in Chinese. Lee has two sons and one daughter. The eldest son Lee Hsien Loong became Singapore's 3rd Prime Minister in 2004 while the younger son Lee Hsien Yang was once CEO of South-East Asia's largest telco Singapore Telecommunications Limited (Singtel).

During World War II when Singapore was occupied by Japan from 1942 to 1945, Lee also ran his own businesses during the war to survive, among which, he manufactured stationery glue under his own brand called 'Stikfas'.

After the war, Lee studied at University of Cambridge in United Kingdom, where he graduated with a rare Double Starred (double First Class Honours).

In his memoirs, Lee recounted that he had intended to return to Singapore to work as a lawyer. Upon his return, Lee worked in John Laycock's law firm for $500 per month. He also worked as a legal advisor to the trade and students' unions.

On 12 November 1954, Lee, together with a group of fellow English-educated middle-class men, formed the People's Action Party (PAP) with an expedient alliance with the pro-communist trade unionists. This alliance was described by Lee as a marriage of convenience, since his English-speaking group needed the Chinese-speaking pro-communists' mass support base, while the communists needed a non-communist party leadership (PAP) as a 'smoke-screen', because the Malayan Communist Party was illegal.

At that time, almost 70% of Singaporeans spoke Chinese and various Chinese dialects as their native tongues. Those who spoke English as their native tongue comprised only 20% or so of the population and were therefore, a minority. Their common aim was to agitate for self-government and put an end to British colonial rule.

An inaugural conference was held in 1955 at the Victoria Memorial Hall, attended by over 1,500 supporters and trade unionists. Lee became secretary-general, a post he held until 1992.

Lee won the Tanjong Pagar seat in the 1955 elections and has held that seat undefeated until today 2015. He is the longest serving MP (Member of Parliament) Singapore ever has.

In the national elections held on 30 May 1959, Lee's party PAP won 43 of the 51 seats in the legislative assembly. Singapore gained self-government with autonomy in all state matters except defence and foreign affairs, and Lee became the first Prime Minister of Singapore on 3 June 1959. Singapore gained full independence in August 1965 after being part of Malaysia from 1963 to 1965. Lee Kuan Yew held the post of Prime Minister for 31 years until 1990, when he handed over the reins to his successor Goh Chok Tong. Goh held the helm for 14 years until 2004 when Lee Hsien Loong, Lee Kuan Yew's son, took over. Lee Hsien Loong has been the PM since then.

Lee Kuan Yew, in his memoirs, recounted how he has had to sing four national anthems in his lifetime: first, God Save The King when Singapore was a British colony; second, Kimigayo, the Japanese national anthem during the Japanese occupation; third, the Malaysian national anthem Negaraku, when Singapore was part of Malaysia for two years; fourth, Majulah Singapura, the current national anthem of Singapore.Other articles by the author AndyTheCoach (see here for course listing):

Session 1: People Management Success (7 March 2016)1. Psychology of employees at work - how to make the best of them2. Top 20 ways to motivate people without money 3. Inspiring Your People to Be their Best in 7 Ways4. Concept of Filling Buckets5. Anthony Robbins concept of 6 Human Needs in Management6. Power of Validation per Paul NewmanSession 2: Team-building Success (14 March 2016)1. Blair Singer 6 Keys to a Winning Team2. What is Perturbation and How to Push through3. De-selection system of hiring people. 4. What to Do When You have the Wrong Team5. GROW Model on Coaching your team to success6. Exercise on how Teamwork can increase output by 3 times* Bonus: Test on Do You Really Have a TEAM or TEFB?Session 3: Leadership Success (21 March 2016)1. How all Managers can be Leaders NOW2. Top 10 Keys of Effective Leaders3. How to lead in difficult environment 4. Know what you want and get it5. Five Ways to Effective Leadership: Have-to, Want-to, Body & Mind, Heart & Soul and Value Add6. What to Do When Others Do Not Follow You?* Bonus: Game on How to Do the Impossible (cut wood with paper)Session 4: Management Communication and Negotiation (28 March 2016)

1. Effective Communication in workplace2. How to do High Impact Presentation and impromptu speeches3. Influence People to Your Thinking4. VAK Modalities of Communication (include Test)5. Mastering the Art of Listening6. How to negotiate for success. 7. Case study: negotiate with your customer for 20% price increase.At the end of this program, you will be empowered to rise above all management challenges. Benefits:1. Get all your management challenges resolved.2. Ask the coach for free3. Learn how to manage people without pain4. Get your team built5. Turn all your normal employees into high profits partners6. Make your boss happy7. Realize your vision to be a GREAT MANAGER!

25 Feb 2015

(Note: You can take advantage of $500 Training Credit now, not 2016, details at here)
It's every manager or leader's dream to find the right staff to work for them so that they achieve more with less time. There are 5 steps to getting the right people each and every time:

Look for People that Have the Potential to Do Better Than What They Are Doing Now. This means you cannot be looking for high flyers who are now having a very successful career. You are looking for the hidden gems: people who are good but do not have a good career right now.

Offer them a salary that's higher than what they asked for. This will lock in their interest and commitment in you. Also offer increase in salary after probation or upon completion of certain Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)

Be Generous in Your Incentives. Offer 3-tiers of incentives: high rewards for achievement of 'impossible' targets, rewards for achievement of mutually agreed targets and token reward for efforts put in but have yet to see the rewards

Offer a career path of rapid advancement or re-deployment

Take care of their personal lives. This could me help them to achieve their personal goals, provide welfare to their families or just a simple care and concern for them AS AN INDIVIDUAL, not a staff.

How to Be a Better Manager in 4 Weeks

If you are like most managers, you would probably find that you are lacking in certain skills. This lack is causing you delay in your career growth. Worst of all, your boss expects you to know all and your subordinates are watching you every day.

The truth is that most managers and supervisors are promoted based on their technical skills, and yet it is the managerial and leadership skills that will make them more successful.

In this Power-packed How to Be a Better Manager or Supervisor program, you will learn proven strategies to improve presentation, negotiation, and how you can manage your team & boss. Focused around Asia Coaching Training coaching and training materials used in 39,871 companies worldwide since 1993, you will find the strategies you need to implement significant changes in your career. The 4 key areas covered are People Management, Teambuilding, Leadership and Communication.

This management development program is for managers, bosses, directors, managers, supervisors and executives who want to implement tomorrow what they learn today. This is hands-on learning, conducted over 4 weeks, to give you the impetus and momentum needed. Best of all, you will get coaching from a seasoned Coach.

Now you might be saying - Yeah, I have heard it all before - and maybe you have. But if you are serious about actually doing and implementing something that will improve your career, then invest some time and get the help you need. Note: this course is spread over 4 weeks so as to allow time for implementation and to create momentum of learning.

Fee:$896 for one or $699 each for 2 & above.

Seats are limited to 12 only, register via email to andythecoach@gmail.com or text to 8201-4347

Power-packed Contents not covered in schools include: Session 1: People Management Success (4 May Monday 2 to 5.30 pm)1. Psychology of employees at work - how to make the best of them2. Top 20 ways to motivate people without money 3. Inspiring Your People to Be their Best in 7 Ways4. Concept of Filling Buckets5. Anthony Robbins concept of 6 Human Needs in Management6. Power of Validation per Paul NewmanSession 2: Team-building Success (11 May 2015 Mon 2 to 5.30 pm)1. Blair Singer 6 Keys to a Winning Team2. What is Perturbation and How to Push through3. De-selection system of hiring people. 4. What to Do When You have the Wrong Team5. GROW Model on Coaching your team to success6. Exercise on how Teamwork can increase output by 3 times* Bonus: Test on Do You Really Have a TEAM or TEFB?Session 3: Leadership Success (18 May 2015 Mon 2 to 5.30 pm1. How all Managers can be Leaders NOW2. Top 10 Keys of Effective Leaders3. How to lead in difficult environment 4. Know what you want and get it5. Five Ways to Effective Leadership: Have-to, Want-to, Body & Mind, Heart & Soul and Value Add6. What to Do When Others Do Not Follow You?* Bonus: Game on How to Do the Impossible (cut wood with paper)Session 4: Management Communication and Negotiation (23 May Mon 2 to 5.30 pm)1. Effective Communication in workplace2. How to do High Impact Presentation and impromptu speeches3. Influence People to Your Thinking4. VAK Modalities of Communication (include Test)5. Mastering the Art of Listening6. How to negotiate for success. 7. Case study: negotiate with your customer for 20% price increase.At the end of this program, you will be empowered to rise above all management challenges.

24 Feb 2015

As part of Budget 2015 announced by the Finance Minister on 23 February 2015 (summary at here), the Singapore Government is giving all Singaporeans (aged 25 and above) $500 Training Credit called "SkillsFuture Credit".

This training credit can be used for all types of training and will be disbursed to all Singaporeans in 2016 and will be topped up subsequently.

We at Asia Trainers know that people want to take advantage of this training credit now, not one year later. That's why we come out with our own "Quarterly $500 Training Credit" (QTC).

Any individual or company (foreigners included) aged above 13 can sign up for our QTC. Upon signed up, you will be given $500 training credit, which will be used to offset 25% of our training fees.

This Quarterly $500 Training Credit will expire by 31 December 2015. It will be topped up quarterly.

Conditions:

Each individual or company only given one QTC per quarter

Each QTC can be used to offset 25% of our course fees but not books, DVDs and CDs

The QTC can be used for in-house training but not for coaching or mentoring services

We know that sales techniques that work in small sales will not work in large, complex sales. Purchasing today has gone through a major revolution where buyers now have more control over sellers.

Traditional selling based on Relationships do not work because buyers now demand more than relationships. Consultative Selling based on problem solving, although is working, is not enough. Bosses today want their sales team to not only serve customers, but also bring in sales aggressively. There must be a new way to sell.

Here comes The Challenger Sales method. Pioneered by Matthew Dixon and Brent Adamson, this revolutionary method takes control back from the customer. If you too want to win more sales, you need to take back control. Use this Challenger Sales method. It has proven to work for over 10,000 companies.

Power-packed Contents Include:

The 5 Types of Salespeople:The Hard Worker, The Relationship Builder, The Lone Wolf, The Reactive Problem Solver and The Challenger

Cut-off salary for CPF contributions increased from current $5,000 to $6,000

CPF rate for those aged 50 to 55 and above to increase to the same as other workers

How to Be a Better Manager in 4 Weeks

If you are like most managers, you would probably find that you are lacking in certain skills. This lack is causing you delay in your career growth. Worst of all, your boss expects you to know all and your subordinates are watching you every day.

The truth is that most managers and supervisors are promoted based on their technical skills, and yet it is the managerial and leadership skills that will make them more successful.

In this Power-packed How to Be a Better Manager or Supervisor program, you will learn proven strategies to improve presentation, negotiation, and how you can manage your team & boss. Focused around Asia Coaching Training coaching and training materials used in 39,871 companies worldwide since 1993, you will find the strategies you need to implement significant changes in your career. The 4 key areas covered are People Management, Teambuilding, Leadership and Communication.

This management development program is for managers, bosses, directors, managers, supervisors and executives who want to implement tomorrow what they learn today. This is hands-on learning, conducted over 4 weeks, to give you the impetus and momentum needed. Best of all, you will get coaching from a seasoned Coach.

Now you might be saying - Yeah, I have heard it all before - and maybe you have. But if you are serious about actually doing and implementing something that will improve your career, then invest some time and get the help you need. Note: this course is spread over 4 weeks so as to allow time for implementation and to create momentum of learning.

Fee:$896 for one or $699 each for 2 & above.

Seats are limited to 12 only, register via email to andythecoach@gmail.com or text to 8201-4347

Power-packed Contents not covered in schools include: Session 1: People Management Success (9 March Monday 2 to 5.30 pm)1. Psychology of employees at work - how to make the best of them2. Top 20 ways to motivate people without money 3. Inspiring Your People to Be their Best in 7 Ways4. Concept of Filling Buckets5. Anthony Robbins concept of 6 Human Needs in Management6. Power of Validation per Paul NewmanSession 2: Team-building Success (16 Mar 2015 Mon 2 to 5.30 pm)1. Blair Singer 6 Keys to a Winning Team2. What is Perturbation and How to Push through3. De-selection system of hiring people. 4. What to Do When You have the Wrong Team5. GROW Model on Coaching your team to success6. Exercise on how Teamwork can increase output by 3 times* Bonus: Test on Do You Really Have a TEAM or TEFB?Session 3: Leadership Success (23 Mar 2015 Mon 2 to 5.30 pm1. How all Managers can be Leaders NOW2. Top 10 Keys of Effective Leaders3. How to lead in difficult environment 4. Know what you want and get it5. Five Ways to Effective Leadership: Have-to, Want-to, Body & Mind, Heart & Soul and Value Add6. What to Do When Others Do Not Follow You?* Bonus: Game on How to Do the Impossible (cut wood with paper)Session 4: Management Communication and Negotiation (30 Mar Mon 2 to 5.30 pm)1. Effective Communication in workplace2. How to do High Impact Presentation and impromptu speeches3. Influence People to Your Thinking4. VAK Modalities of Communication (include Test)5. Mastering the Art of Listening6. How to negotiate for success. 7. Case study: negotiate with your customer for 20% price increase.At the end of this program, you will be empowered to rise above all management challenges.

Happy Lunar New Year. In our previous blog,
we said that you don't need permission to do what is right, like upgrading your
skills (courses at here),

In this new year, strive to do well in these 7 things:

No more reactive: be pro-active to ask for the sale, ask
for more work, ask for better treatment, ask for upgrading
etc

Avert less and Turn all your dislikes into likes. Get
used to things and stop complaining about how you dislike the way things are
today compared to yesterday. No more yesterday, only today and tomorrow matter.

Team Achievement, not just Individual Achievement.
Studies show that the more the team achieves, the easier will be the
individual's job

Take care of people's hearts and people will work hard
for you. Don't use command, control and coercion. Instead inspire, influence
and motivate people.

Be tough and dare to do things that people dislike. Like
follow-up your prospects and do service quality audit.

Lead yourself and don't wait for someone to lead you.
You need to lead the market, your prospects and your customers.

Most importantly, go for more. Never join in any
recession, instead do double or triple what you normally do. Do
Limitless Selling.

Statistics show that 80% of all sales started wrongly, that is why they did not result in a sale. This is due to lack of proper sales techniques For example, many still sell base on over-promise and making statements, when they should be asking questions and offering choices

In this new How to Close Every Sale seminar, you will learn proven strategies to increase your sales, systematize your selling process and build a strong reputation. Most importantly, get more $$ from your daily work

Focused around our proven methods including Small Sales Funnel and QAQAQA coaching materials, you will bring back and implement strategies that work

21 Feb 2015

* Take advantage of 2016 $500 Training Credit now, not 2016 at here *
After reading the world's analysis, these are my 7 predictions for 2015 (as written on 21 Feb 2015):

Low Interest rates in USA will not only not rise (as promised by Yellen), but remain the same or even decline. The recent rise in the US Dollar will be reversed by the second half of the year

If you think that the market is awash with liquidity, there will be even more hot money floating around. This is because Europe and other nations like Canada, Japan, China and Australia are now embarking on 'Quantum Easing', or printing of money into their economies

Financial crisis will not materialize, instead there could be an Energy Crisis and Commodity Crisis. This means that everything will become cheaper due to the persistent low oil prices. (note: I predict oil price will be below US$60 a barrel for most of 2015)

Slow economic growth (less than 2%) will be the norm, and 1% to 1% growth is considered 'very good'

Property prices in Singapore and most of the world will not go down, but in fact rise slightly towards the last quarter of 2015. Note that property price in Singapore has less to do with demand and supply and more to do with government policies. The Singapore government will not allow property prices to collapse in 2015. Some easing of the cooling measures will happen by May 2015.

Unemployment will rise in all countries as the world's economies are moving towards MI (mobile internet). With mobile, less people are needed for economic activities.

Mobile Rules. Mobile will not only rule the economy but rule the world in other areas like politics, sports and travel. If your business has little mobile presence, your business is either very special or very quiet.

Statistics show that 80% of all sales started wrongly, that is why they did not result in a sale. This is due to lack of proper sales techniques For example, many still sell base on over-promise and making statements, when they should be asking questions and offering choices

In this new How to Close Every Sale seminar, you will learn proven strategies to increase your sales, systematize your selling process and build a strong reputation. Most importantly, get more $$ from your daily work

Focused around our proven methods including Small Sales Funnel and QAQAQA coaching materials, you will bring back and implement strategies that work

19 Feb 2015

Now you too can start your day right with the following 7 mindful thoughts:1. Take Out Filler Words in Your Daily Conversation. Filler words and phrases are sounds that have no meaning, they are there to fill in spaces while we are thinking. The most common fillers are 'so', 'well', 'like', 'you know', 'how come' and 'sort of'. Filler words reflect a unclear mind that just wants so speak. Imagine a conversion full of filler words, what a mindless conversation it is!

2. When Eating, Just Eat. Many people like to gobble their food, and the more they like a food, the faster they eat it. Many people are afraid that if they don't fast, that good food may be gone. The point is until you adopt mindful eating, you are not absorbing the full benefits of the food you're eating and you're just wasting food! In Japan, it is very rude to eat and talk at the same time, and munching a food while listening to a lecture or walking is also considered barbaric. So take one bite at a time and enjoy your food to the fullest!

3. Give out True Compliments - refer to the previous blog on this at here

4. Secret Acts of Virtue.Do something good for others, like charity or service, but don't let them know. All religions practise generosity, but we are more than religions. Generosity is innate, we don't need to learn this. Babies just give out smiles without expecting anything in return. The Buddha said: Generosity is the highest virtue, and anonymous giving is the highest form of giving.5. Notice DislikeAversion or dislike, along with greed and ignorance, are the three common weaknesses of humans. Whenever we dislike something, we push away, yet the more you push it away, the more it comes back to you. It is like trying to push a ball down in a swimming pool. Most of us have thousands of aversions in a single day, and such aversions are giving us unnecessary stress and suffering. Aversion is also the hidden source of anger and aggression. It arises from the mistaken notion that if we could just manage to get rid of something or someone, then we would be happy. That something to get rid of could be as trivial as a queue or as large as a terrorist group. There are other ideas of aversion like "If I could arrange things - and people - to be just as I want them, then I would be happy." This is absurd because people and things are changing all the time, how can we ever arrange them in perfect order? Also, our "perfect" is not perfect to others. So get rid of aversion and your life would be happier instantly. Instead of pushing it away, embrace it and see how you can best adapt to it, ignore it or make the dislike become your like instead!6. Like When You Dislike. Appreciate everything and like them instead of disliking them. In this very moment, what can you like or appreciate? This practise helps us to cultivate joy, which is more than just appreciating what makes us feel good but includes the happiness we feel in connection with other people's joy and good fortune. We normally feel joyous at our family members' success, but when someone we dislike is successful, we feel jealous and envious instead of joy. Such negative mind makes us want to focus on the negative aspects of people that we don't like. The result is that we are hurting ourselves, because our jealousy and envy only make us want to push away other peoples' successes, and in turn also deny our own successes. So the next time you see something good happening to a stranger or someone you don't like, feel joyous too. It is the start of your own riches7. Smile to Yourself. Do an inner soft smile like what The Buddha does all the time (you can see a typical Buddha's statue below). If you check the mirror a few times a day, you'll be surprised to find that all the time you are actually frowning and not smiling. We have no hesitation to smile to others at work, but how often do we smile to ourselves? Smiling is natural, as all babies smile without being taught or forced by anyone. Smiling expresses your happiness to the outside. When others are happy, you'll be even more happy. Fortune will come your way. By Andy Ng of Asia Trainers, related articles:

Statistics show that 80% of all sales started wrongly, that is why they did not result in a sale. This is due to lack of proper sales techniques For example, many still sell base on over-promise and making statements, when they should be asking questions and offering choices

In this new How to Close Every Sale seminar, you will learn proven strategies to increase your sales, systematize your selling process and build a strong reputation. Most importantly, get more $$ from your daily work

Focused around our proven methods including Small Sales Funnel and QAQAQA coaching materials, you will bring back and implement strategies that work

18 Feb 2015

Exercise for you: once a day, look out for someone close to you - can be a family member, colleague, boss, Facebook friends, relatives or just friends - and give them a Mindful Compliment.Most people give compliments that are neither mindful nor meaningful. Many are just flatteries, some are even sarcasms disguised as compliments. Others compliment just for the sake of it, with no intention or mindfulness behind. Many people commented that when they give out compliments, the receiving person often block it."Oh, I am not perfect", or "Not really", "Today I am not in top form" or even start analysing the compliment and give their comment or rebuttal of it. In fact, being given a compliment creates vulnerability. Some people may become wary of compliments at work, for the compliment from the boss often follows some kind of extra work and stress. In adolescence, people often get compliments and later were stalked or teased. Many people are not sure if the compliment was meant sincerely or was designed to make them the butt of a joke. That's why many people give compliments in a joking manner. They often don't take compliments seriously and rebut a compliment as if it were a joke in order to protect themselves from potential embarrassment. Today let's learn how to give out Mindful Compliments - the kind of compliments that do not have any negative connotations or meanings. Firstly, the compliment has to be specific, not general. Secondly, it has to be timely and the timing must be right or the result will be hilarious. Like your compliment of my good looks when I'm in a hurry will make me suspicious instead.Thirdly, centre the compliment around something that touched you, because this type of compliment promotes a sense of connection and intimacy. "I was touched by how you took the trouble to take those pictures and share with us. Thank you. " Fourthly, compliment things that the person has done, not what he has. Many people are very uncomfortable about temporary or conditional qualities such as beauty or wealth because they know that such qualities are serendipitous intersections of hereditary and cultural norms. Besides, such qualities are impermanent and is just a temporary gift. In time to come people will age and their beauty will fade. That's why we don't compliment people for their beauty, but for what they have done to make themselves look beautiful.Fifthly and lastly, compliment by stating your feelings, not your judgement or conclusion. This is because your judgement or conclusion may not be agreeable, but people can relate to feelings, even if it something they disagree. Say things like "I feel you look better in here" instead of "You look better in here". So bear in mind the above 5 points and give out Mindful Compliments today. Related articles:

17 Feb 2015

Are you a good boss? Given a chance, would your employees want to work for you? Most importantly, are you able to make people better than themselves, or make people better for just yourself?

Make no mistake: the best bosses could also be bad bosses at times. The key to being a good boss is how to Be the best, and learn from the Worst. Taken from our all-time best-seller new course How to Be a Great Boss and books from Robert I Sutton, there are 5 things that you have to do:

Don't Crush the Bird. Managing people is like holding a bird in your hand. If you hold it too tightly, you'll kill it. But if you let loose, you'll lose it. Indeed managers that are too aggressive will damage relationships and managers that are too passive and not assertive enough will get people climb over their heads. Like salt in a dish, too much will overwhelm the dish; too little is similarly distracting; but just the right amount of salt will leave an unforgettable experience. That's why sometimes it's best to leave people alone, no management could be best management

Grit, not Greed, Gets You There. The best bosses think and run like they're running a marathon, not a sprint. That's why perseverance, not just persistence, will deliver you results over the long term. Gritty bosses are driven by the nagging conviction that good can be better, and they're never satisfied with with 'good enough'. But how does such a strong conviction make the team do better and not stress them out? Look at the next point...

Small Wins Lay the Path for More Wins. Having long-term goals, and doggedly working toward them day after day, is a hallmark of gritty bosses. Big, hairy, audacious goals set the direction and energize people, but if you only have such big goals, you are merely a tyrant and will tire your people out easily. What makes people able to move on despite difficulties is the feeling of victories, and small, periodic wins definitely out-win big end-of-period wins. The best bosses break down problems into bite-sized pieces and inspire people to achieve them without much difficulty. Doing so instils confidence and equanimity, and spurs immediate action.

Beware of the Toxic tandem, where bosses because of their power becoming over-bearing and watch over every little step of their employees. Doing so will reduce your people to merely robots, they will naturally 'out-perform' when you're there, and once you are absent, they will not only not perform, they will actually make severe mistakes that you may never recover. They called this the poisonous toxic that create cancers in your team!

Love Them or Lose Them. Great bosses see their job as getting on peoples' backs and protecting people's greatest asset: their self-esteem. They care and love their team, but never get into any loving affection. The 4 ways to professionally love people at work are equanimity, kindness, empathy and joy. Grab the hidden details at here.

By Andy Ng, the creator of How to Be a Great Boss course, where the next run is confirmed on 26 February 2015 Thursday 2 to 5.30 pm. Limited to 15 seats, so register at here or text to Andy at 8201-4347 if you want to runs this course in-house at no extra cost. For courses and their costs, visit here. Related articles:

You are a boss, department manager, supervisor or going to be one of the above.

You know that to produce great results, you cannot be doing the old things that old bosses do: boss people around or do not have balls to tell people off.

As we know, greatness comes from inside: you need to be a Great Person, then you will do Great Things and get Great Results.

How to be a Tough but not Terrible Boss? How to be Nice to People and not Let them Climb over your head? Are there ways that any leader or manager can do to increase their results (or profits) without causing hardships?

Whether you are new or old in business, a big boss or a small boss, if you too want to get more results, this is just one course that you have to attend.

Note: PIC (Productivity and Innovation Credit) 60% Grant is available for this course. Call Idah at 6225-1784 to find out how.

Power-packed Contents Include:

The top 5 Fatal Mistakes that Bosses Make and How You Can Avoid them

Becoming a MINDFUL Boss: What it Takes in 7 Ways

First Engage your people then Drive them hard (and how)

Teaching your employees to be Great Employees: the top 5 Ways

Dealing with Difficult Employees and Under-Performers

How to Be Tough but not Terrible: the top 10 Ways

The 5 Essentials: Dealing with Team Disappointments, Handling Your Own Mistakes, Coping with Conflicting Interests and Handling Stress

Daily, Weekly and Monthly Routines to Make Bosses Great

The Ultimate in Being a Great Boss: Make People better than themselves

Bonus 1: Your case studiesBonus 2: FREE book - How to be a Even Better Manager- worth $39.05 if you register 3 pax

16 Feb 2015

In our training classes (listing at here), people often ask me permission to do things like asking questions, sharing of experiences and even going to the toilets. I often told them, "You can do anything you like in my classes, including scolding me, as long as you pay your fees". That inevitably draws chuckles from them. We are unlike the Americans, who have never asked permission for anything. They just go ahead and to it. That's why Nike's slogan is "Just Do It". If this is Asia, it would be "Ask Permission First". Psychologists said that people feel the need to ask for permission because they don't want to be seen as aggressive or outshining others. Some people go one step lower: fearing that their permission will not be granted, they dare not even ask for permission. Such behaviour explains why many people are living below their potential. You can see it everywhere like:

Subordinates dare not do better than their boss

Salespeople dare not ask for the sale

Managers dare not discipline their staff (how many actually take action when employees are perpetually late?)

Trainers and teachers dare not tell their students that their answers are wrong

Parents dare not to be tough on their children

Political leaders dare not reject voters' requests for money without work

The point is if you want to do well, just go ahead and do it. You don't permission to do a great job. This is because doing a great job is our innate ability: you see animals run as fast as possible and never seek permission from other animals.

Since doing a good job is natural, if you want to do a lousy job, you've got to ask permission. Other than that, it's okay to be rude,for there is no need for you to ask for permission. In fact the ruder you are, the more successful you'll become. Related articles:

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